Disaster recovery plan feature: evacuation

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. A fire alarm sounds in the server room. What should the disaster recovery plan say staff do first?

A Follow the evacuation procedure and leave the building

B Carry out the servers and backup drives first

2. Which is the main purpose of an evacuation procedure in a disaster recovery plan?

A To get people safely out of the site during an emergency

B To restore the database as quickly as possible

3. Where should staff go once they have left the building during an evacuation?

A Back to their desks to save their files

B The assembly point

4. Which item belongs in an evacuation procedure?

A A map showing evacuation routes and exits

B A list of the passwords for every server

5. Why does an evacuation procedure list an assembly point?

A So IT staff can start restoring data from backups there

B So everyone can be counted to confirm they are safe

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1evacuation procedure		AWithout gathering at the assembly point, nobody can be counted, so the organisation cannot tell if someone is still inside.
2assembly point		BA safe, pre-agreed place outside the site where staff gather so they can be counted after evacuating
3People come before equipment: nobody goes back inside to save servers or data until it is declared safe		CSteps that get people safely out of a site to an assembly point during an emergency like a fire
4Evacuation routes are marked, kept clear and followed to lead everyone out to the assembly point		DIF alarm = ON THEN evacuate staff; do not re-enter; start data recovery only after all-clear
5Fire alarm: staff stay to shut down servers and back up files before leaving		ERoute: Server Room > Fire Exit B > Car Park Assembly Point
6Evacuation plan: after leaving the building, staff go home without checking in at the assembly point		FThis puts data and equipment ahead of people. Staff must leave straight away and not delay evacuation to save data.

Definitions

evacuation procedure

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

IF alarm = "fire" THEN ________(staff) END IF

alarmSounds() FOLLOW _________ GO TO assemblyPoint

evacuate(staff) WAIT UNTIL _______ = TRUE recover(data)

SET priorityPeople ← _ SET priorityEquipment ← 2 SET priorityData ← 3

FOR EACH person IN staff MOVE person TO _____________ END FOR

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A IF fire_alarm = TRUE THEN

B evacuate_people()

C roll_call_at_assembly()

D WAIT UNTIL data_restored

E start_data_recovery()

Question 2

A route ← stairs_to_exit_A

B IF fire_alarm = TRUE THEN

C use_lift(route)

D GO TO assembly_point

Question 3

A assembly_point ← 'Server room'

B GO TO assembly_point

C ROLL_CALL(staff_list)

Question 4

A IF fire_alarm = TRUE THEN

B FOR EACH server IN building

C escort_to_assembly(person)

D END FOR

Question 5

A PRIORITY ← 'servers first'

B IF fire_alarm = TRUE THEN

C evacuate_people()

Answer Key

Disaster recovery plan feature: evacuation

Section A: Quick Questions

A — Follow the evacuation procedure and leave the building

A — To get people safely out of the site during an emergency

B — The assembly point

A — A map showing evacuation routes and exits

B — So everyone can be counted to confirm they are safe

Section B: Match the Pairs

evacuation procedure → Steps that get people safely out of a site to an assembly point during an emergency like a fire

assembly point → A safe, pre-agreed place outside the site where staff gather so they can be counted after evacuating

People come before equipment: nobody goes back inside to save servers or data until it is declared safe → IF alarm = ON THEN evacuate staff; do not re-enter; start data recovery only after all-clear

Evacuation routes are marked, kept clear and followed to lead everyone out to the assembly point → Route: Server Room > Fire Exit B > Car Park Assembly Point

Fire alarm: staff stay to shut down servers and back up files before leaving → This puts data and equipment ahead of people. Staff must leave straight away and not delay evacuation to save data.

Evacuation plan: after leaving the building, staff go home without checking in at the assembly point → Without gathering at the assembly point, nobody can be counted, so the organisation cannot tell if someone is still inside.

Section C: Definitions

evacuation procedure — A set of steps that gets people safely out of a site to an assembly point during an emergency like a fire. People come first, before any equipment or data recovery begins.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

IF alarm = "fire" THEN
    evacuate(staff)
END IF

alarmSounds()
FOLLOW exitRoute
GO TO assemblyPoint

evacuate(staff)
WAIT UNTIL allSafe = TRUE
recover(data)

SET priorityPeople ← 1
SET priorityEquipment ← 2
SET priorityData ← 3

FOR EACH person IN staff
    MOVE person TO assemblyPoint
END FOR

Section E: Spot the Error

D — Data recovery can only begin once everyone is confirmed safe. The line should wait until all_people_safe, not until data_restored, which would put data ahead of people.

C — Lifts must not be used in a fire because they can fail or trap people. The evacuation route should use the stairs: use_stairs(route).

A — The assembly point must be a safe place outside the danger zone, such as an oval. A server room inside the building is not safe.

B — The evacuation loop must go through people, not equipment. People come first, so it should be FOR EACH person IN building.

A — In an evacuation procedure, people's safety always comes before equipment or data. The priority should be 'people first'.